Traditional dietary patterns and risk of metabolic syndrome: a study in Khorramabad

Many studies have investigated the relationship between metabolic syndrome، foods، and nutrients. The study of dietary patterns and their relationship to metabolic syndrome is more beneficial than the relationship between one or more micronutrients. This study determined the relationship between traditional dietary pattern and metabolic syndrome in a study in the city of Khorramabad، Iran. In this study، 973 patients (237 males and 736 females) who are residents of the city of Khorramabad were selected using multistage cluster and randomized systematic sampling. Food intake was assessed using a 200 food-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire، and by measuring weight، height، and blood pressure and calculating BMI. Fasting blood sugar، lipid profiles، and serum insulin levels were measured. Metabolic syndrome was defined based on American Heart Association criteria. The results showed that the prevalence of metabolic syndrome was 29%. In comparison with participants in the lowest quintile of traditional dietary pattern، those in the highest quintile showed increased risk of metabolic syndrome (OR = 2. 73، CI 95% = 1. 4-3. 56). Traditional dietary pattern was positively correlated with waist circumferences and BMI. Findings of this study showed that traditional dietary pattern (high consumption of eggs، tea، fruit juices، refined grains، nuts، pickles، hydrogenated fats، sugars، salt، and spices) increased the risk of metabolic syndrome.